Board of Education

Welcome to the School Board page of the Ellsworth Community School District's web page. The members of the board realize one of the keys to the success of our school district is good communication and we applaud the efforts of our school district staff in creating this informative web site. The board is made up of seven members who are elected to staggered three year terms.

The regular monthly school board meetings are open to the public and held on the second Monday of every month starting at 6:00 p.m. The normal location for the meetings is in the Community Room of the Ellsworth Elementary School in the Village of Ellsworth.

Please see the announcement of the school board vacancy caused by Jeff Stockwell’s resignation from the school board. This provides information about the process and timeline for filling this seat. To clarify, this seat is not one up for election at the April 2, 2019 school board election but rather will be a one year term expiring April 26, 2020, and will be filled through the process as outlined below.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the electors of the Ellsworth Community School District that there is a current vacancy on the School Board for the seat formerly held by Jeff Stockwell. The School Board intends to attempt to appoint a qualified elector of the District to fill the vacancy under a term of office that shall expire on April 26, 2020.

Any eligible person who desires to be considered for appointment to this public office must file the following materials at the Office of the District Administrator, which is located at 445 S. Piety Street, Ellsworth, WI 54011. Telephone: (715)273-3900:
A letter of interest that identifies the potential appointee’s name, Ellsworth Community School District residential address and telephone number.
A completed listing of candidate questions for the vacant board seat. This listing is available upon request from the Office of the District Administrator.
To ensure consideration, this letter of interest must be received in the Office of the District Administrator prior to 4:00 pm on Wednesday, March 27, 2019, and the listing of candidate questions must be received in the Office of the District Administrator prior to 4:00 pm on Wednesday, April 10, 2019.

Inquiries regarding this Notice may be directed to Barry Cain, Superintendent, by telephone at (715)273-3900 or by email at cainb@ellsworth.k12.wi.us